Tole and Decorative Painting
Basic Brush Shapes

	Flat Wash/Glaze Brush Used for varnishing, glazing, basecoating, etc.		Dagger Striper A flat long brush cut in the shape of a dagger. Used to make long strokes such as for long, thin leaves, ribbons and borders.
	Script Liner A liner but with much longer bristles which form a fine point. Used for fine script or scroll work.		Liner Thin brush that comes to a fine point, but with shorter bristles than the script liner. Also used for script or scroll work.
	Filbert A flat brush with the bristles cut in an oval shape. Sometimes called 'Cat's Tongue' or 'Oval'.		Deerfoot A short-bristled dense round brush with bristles cut at an angle. Creates texture when used like a stencil brush.
	Round Brush Full bristled round brush with bristles coming to a point. Used for thick to very thin stroke work.		Pointed Round Full bristled round brush with bristles coming to a fine point. Used for very thin stroke work.
	Chisel Blender Identical to a flat brush but with shorter bristles that come to a chisel edge. Sometimes called a "bright." Used for blending and shading.		Flat Shader Squared bristles with a chisel edge. Used for shading.
	Spotter/Detailer Used for intricate detail work.		Mop Brush Large, soft-bristled round brush used to even out the edges of floats.